Lewis and Clark class dry cargo ship

Lewis and Clark class dry cargo ship

The "Lewis and Clark" class of dry cargo ship is the next class of Combat Logistics Force (CLF) underway replenishment vessels to be constructed for the United States Navy. "Lewis and Clark"-class ships will replace the existing fifteen "Mars"- and "Sirius"-class combat store ships and the Sclass|Kilauea|ammunition ship|1s. When operating in concert with a Sclass|Henry J. Kaiser|oiler|1 the "Lewis and Clark"s will also replace Sclass|Sacramento|fast combat support ship|1s. The first of the planned twelve ships, USNS|Lewis and Clark|T-AKE-1, was placed in service with the MSC in June 2006, and is being designed for a forty-year service life. The ships will be named for famous American explorers and pioneers.

The primary role of the "Lewis and Clark"s is to provide logistic lift from supply sources such as friendly ports, or while at sea, from specially equipped merchant ships by consolidation. "Lewis and Clark"s will transfer cargo (ammunition, food, limited quantities of fuel, repair parts, ship store items, and expendable supplies and material) to station ships and other naval warfare forces. As auxiliary support ships, "Lewis and Clark"s will directly contribute to the Navy's ability to maintain a forward presence. When operating together with "Henry J. Kaiser"-class oilers "Lewis and Clark"s will provide the carrier battle group and/or amphibious readiness group with product lift equivalent to a Sclass|Supply|fast combat support ship|1.

Construction of the lead ship, USNS|Lewis and Clark|T-AKE-1, was awarded to National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO) of San Diego, California, on 18 October 2001. The contract contains options for eleven follow ships. The option for the first follow ship, USNS|Sacagawea|T-AKE-2, was exercised simultaneously with award of "Lewis and Clark". The option for an additional ship was exercised in 2002, another one in 2003, two more in 2004 and another two more ships were ordered in 2005. As of 2007, a total of nine ships had been ordered.

Ships

* Launched 21 May 2005
* Launched 24 June 2006
* Launched 6 December 2006
* Launched 15 May 2007
* Launched 27 October 2007
* Launched 8 April 2008
* Keel laid 2 November 2007
* Ordered 12 January 2005
* Unnamed (T-AKE-9) Ordered 1 January 2006

References

This article includes information collected from the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) Web site [http://www.navsea.navy.mil/ navsea.mil] and that of the contractor NASSCO.

[http://www.defenselink.mil/Releases/Release.aspx?ReleaseID=9776 Press Release]

External links

* [http://www.nassco.com/ NASSCO/General Dynamics Corporation]
* [http://www.msc.navy.mil/factsheet/t-ake.htm Military Sealift Command Fact Sheet, Dry Cargo/Ammunition Ships - T-AKE]
* [http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/us-navy-on-the-take-as-it-beefs-up-supply-ship-capacity-updated-01826/ US Navy on the T-AKE As It Beefs Up Supply Ship Capacity (updated)] at Defense Industry Daily


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